Valley came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Virgin Valley Bulldogs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
While Valley was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-23, 25-20.
Laione Eteaki paced Valley's offense, picking up six kills. Eteaki really made an impact as he also led the team in assists with 14. Finally, Lawrence Shumpert kept Valley's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Dallin Moeai was the offensive standout of the matchup as he had nine digs and five aces. Those nine digs gave him a new career-high. Bryant Denninghoff also deserves some recognition as he had his first block of the season.
Valley's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Virgin Valley, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-5.
Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Moapa Valley on the 7th. As for Virgin Valley, they have also already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Pinecrest Academy Cadence on the 10th.
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